Oct 7, 2013 | News, News/PR
The sale of the Hofmann Forest has been a source of discussion, conflict and protest at N.C. State since the sale was announced last spring. Recently however, people who are unhappy about the sale found a new venue in which to make their discontent known—the courtroom...
Oct 4, 2013 | News, News/PR
A world leader in paper and building products manufacturing is praising Mississippi State as a top producer of the company’s new employees. Georgia-Pacific recently recognized the university as its No. 1 generator of total new hires from institutions of higher...
Oct 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Clemson University Experimental Forest will be able to sell its harvested timber in a wider range of green construction markets after its forest management practices were certified to be sustainable by a third-party group of experts. The forest’s 17,500 acres are...
Sep 30, 2013 | News, News/PR
North Carolina is releasing wasps to fight an invasive beetle in ash trees. Forestry officials say the particular species of wasp is a natural enemy of the emerald ash borer. The beetle was first found in North Carolina earlier this year. It invades ash trees and...
Sep 25, 2013 | News, News/PR
South Carolina’s abundant alternative-energy resources could become an enormous economic driver for the state’s rural economies. The challenge is to develop uses for these new fuels through environmentally friendly processes — and then turn that research into jobs....
Sep 23, 2013 | News, News/PR
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., today announced it has entered into a 10-year fiber supply and services agreement with The Enova Group, an independent bioenergy firm headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Plum Creek will deliver up to 3 million tons annually of...
